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And the Queen Bee has flying skills. She needs to stay aloft long enough to mate with all of those males.
While she is in flight, a mate needs to catch up to her. I have had the good fortune to witness this coupling twice in my life. The flight is so incredibly slow that I wondered how they stayed aloft.
The first time, my eldest son was playing in the back yard when he came in to get me to see the “baby bee” getting a “ride on his Daddy’s back.” He was 3. 😊 By the time we got out to the spot, they had not gone very far at all, fortunately.
The second time was while I was gardening about 20 years ago. Again, the flight is so slow that I was able to go into the house to get my husband to witness this phenomenon.
God’s creation is amazing.
So bees have their own “mile high club”, though it might not be quite a mile. :)
“he came in to get me to see the “baby bee” getting a “ride on his Daddy’s back.” He was 3”
Nice.
Dump the porpoises, ride the bees.
That spells M.O.O.N.
I should be so lucky. I only ever saw a small swarm once and was afraid they were going to gang sting me, so I ran off. So much time later, I can’t even say whether they were bees, wasps or hornets. Your son’s description of the rare sight is delightful!